Proposta di traduzione commentata del racconto "Menina Nina" dello scrittore e caricaturista brasiliano Ziraldo

Il presente elaborato ha lo scopo di fornire una proposta di traduzione commentata del racconto per bambini “Menina Nina” dello scrittore e caricaturista brasiliano Ziraldo. Il progetto consta di un’introduzione che permetterà di contestualizzare l’opera facendo dapprima conoscere l’autore e le sue opere, per poi passare alla presentazione del libro stesso, dove verranno delineate le tematiche principali. Seguirà il corpo centrale dell’elaborato, in cui proporrò la mia traduzione in italiano di “Menina Nina” corredata di un intero capitolo dedicato al commento della stessa. Partendo dalle riflessioni sorte durante lo stadio traduttivo, verranno elencate tutte le fasi del processo che hanno portato dal primo approccio al libro alla stesura finale della traduzione. Al fine di mostrare tutto il duro lavoro che sta dietro ad una traduzione ben riuscita, verranno esposte le varie difficoltà e sfide incontrate durante il percorso e ne verranno spiegate le scelte traduttive in modo dettagliato, nonché le tecniche e le strategie con cui ho deciso di risolvere tali problemi, attraverso esempi concreti. I capitoli finali avranno invece lo scopo di introdurre la tipologia narrativa a cui fa riferimento “Menina Nina”, ovvero la letteratura per l’infanzia, con un approfondimento in particolare sulla letteratura illustrata, a cui seguirà una riflessione sulla traduzione nell’ambito della letteratura dedicata ai più piccoli

The value of cooperative: comparison between cooperative and non-cooperative firm

La ricerca si propone un duplice obbiettivo: 1. provare, attraverso l’applicazione di un metodo teorico tradizionale di analisi economico-finanziaria, il livello ottimale di equilibrio finanziario fra accesso al credito esterno e capitale proprio; 2. mostrare l’utilità di alcuni strumenti finanziari partecipativi per la ricapitalizzazione dell’impresa cooperativa. Oggetto di studio è l’impresa cooperativa che si occupa di una o più fasi del processo di lavorazione, trasformazione e prima commercializzazione del prodotto agricolo conferito dai soci, confrontata con le imprese di capitali che svolgono la medesima attività. La società cooperativa e quella capitalistica saranno, pertanto analizzate in termini di liquidità generata, redditività prodotta e grado di indebitamento, attraverso il calcolo e l’analisi di una serie di indici, tratti dai rispettivi bilanci d’esercizio. È opportuno sottolineare che nella seguente trattazione sarà riservato uno spazio al tema della ricerca del valore nell’impresa cooperativa inteso come espressione della ricchezza creata dai processi aziendali in un determinato periodo di tempo tentando di definire, se esiste, una struttura finanziaria ottimale , ossia uno specifico rapporto tra indebitamento finanziario e mezzi propri, che massimizzi il valore dell’impresa. L’attenzione verso la struttura finanziaria, pertanto, non sarà solo rivolta al costo esplicito del debito o dell’equity, ma si estenderà anche alle implicazioni delle scelte di finanziamento sulle modalità di governo dell’impresa. Infatti molti studi di economia aziendale, e in particolar modo di gestione d’impresa e finanza aziendale, hanno trattato il tema dell’attività di governo dell’impresa, quale elemento in grado di contribuire alla creazione di valore non solo attraverso la selezione dei progetti d’investimento ma anche attraverso la composizione della struttura finanziaria.Cooperatives have been chosen as starting point of this analysis because they represent a form of vertical integration of the supply chain. As a matter of fact, cooperatives are almost a projection of their members’ firms and have an immediate fall-out effect on the economy at territorial level. The specific objectives were: identification of ratios of performance of cooperatives; evaluation of credit worth to improve the bank-cooperative relationship; evaluation of the creation of value in the cooperatives and non-cooperatives. Data of balansheets are based on AIDA databank and the financial ratios were: profitability, capital invested and working capital, collection period, inventories, debts and financial cycle, cost of leverage, cash flows, strategy of investment

Temporary made permanent - Turning temporary exhibitions into fixed memories

The museum institution deals with the study, the storage and the fruition of cultural heritage. To fulfill these functions the museum uses, as well as the opinion of experts, even the most modern technologies. In this article we present some cases in which the use of digital and virtual reality effectively contributes to increase the knowledge on cultural heritage. In the last years there have been many studies to allow cultural heritage to be preserved with great care, ensuring the memory for scholars but also for future generations. The methods for storing a cultural object are widely studied, but the best techniques to preserve different forms of heritage like temporary or intangible items, are still under discussion. In particular this article refers to the possibility of keeping track of the information contained in a temporary exhibition project, that by its nature exists for a limited amount of time before being finally destroyed or transferred. With the use of standard tools like photogrammetry and three-dimensional modeling we try to define a process in order to turn the temporary into permanent, both for archiving purposes or for allowing the public to access the temporary installation once the physical object has been dismounted

Low Cost Characterization Of 3d Laser Scanners

The calibration of a range camera greatly influences the whole 3D acquisition and modeling process, allowing to minimize the equipment inaccuracy. However, depending on the range camera openness, we might have systems pre-calibrated only once by the industrial manufacturer or systems requiring a regular (and mandatory) end-user calibration before any scan session. Independently of the calibration approach, the metrological system characterization represents a point of paramount importance for making the user aware of the actual performances of his equipment. This permits the choice of appropriate resolution in 3D scan planning and allows to properly interpret the feedback indices during the alignment of several range maps trough Iterative Closest Point (ICP). Finally, in polygonal model editing, the modification of geometrical features is greatly helped by the awareness about the 3D capturing device performances. These remarks are effective for both triangulation based instruments, like Minolta Vivid 910, ShapeGrabber SG100 and SG1000 evaluated in this paper, or TOF based instruments. The proposed experimental method is based on post processing of the range data produced by acquiring the surface of a precise test object with a 3D laser scanner. In this procedure resolution, accuracy, and precision parameters are obtained sequentially, through the application of a set of simple geometric processing steps. Such operating easiness make this approach a possible candidate as a mandatory step in any 3D acquisition and modeling project

Cervical Mullerian Adenosarcoma with heterologous sarcomatous overgrowth: a fourth case and review of literature

Abstract Background Uterine sarcomas are relatively rare tumors that account for approximately 1-3% of female genital tract malignancies and between 4-9% of uterine cancers. Less than 8% of all cases are Mullerian adenosarcoma, a distinctive uterine neoplasm characterized by a benign, but occasionally atypical, epithelial and a malignant, usually low-grade, stromal component, both of which should be integral and neoplastic constituents of the tumor. Mullerian adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth (MASO) is a very aggressive variant, associated with post-operative recurrence, metastases, even when diagnosed in early stage. Case Presentation We present a fourth MASO case derived from uterine cervix in a 72-year-old woman with metrorrhagia and a polypoid mass protruding through the cervical ostium. Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, systematic pelvic lymph node dissection, omental biopsy and appendectomy were performed. Surgery treatment was associated with adjuvant whole-pelvis radiation (45 Gy) and adjuvant chemotherapy (cisplatin/ifosfamide). After nine months of follow up, the patient was free of tumor. Conclusions The rarity of MASO of the cervix involves a management difficult. Most authors recommend total abdominal hysterectomy, usually accompanied by bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. There is no common agreement on staging by lymphadenectomy during primary surgery and adjuvant chemo-radio therapy.</p

Leptin induction following irradiation is a conserved feature in mammalian epithelial cells and tissues

PURPOSE: Leptin (LEP) is a peptide hormone with multiple physiological functions. Besides its systemic actions, it has important peripheral roles such as a mitogen action on keratinocytes following skin lesions. We previously showed that LEP mRNA is significantly induced in response to neutron irradiation in mouse skin and that the protein increases in the irradiated epidermis and in the related subcutaneous adipose tissue. In this work, we investigated the post-transcriptional regulation of LEP by miRNAs and the conservation of LEP's role in radiation response in human cells. METHODS: We used microarray analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to analyze modulation of miRNAs potentially targeting LEP in mouse skin following irradiation and bioinformatic analysis of transcriptome of irradiated human cell lines and cancer tissues from radiotherapy-treated patients to evaluate LEP expression. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: We show that a network of miRNAs potentially targeting LEP mRNA is modulated in irradiated mouse skin and that LEP itself is significantly modulated by irradiation in human epithelial cell lines and in breast cancer tissues from radiotherapy-treated patients. These results confirm and extend the previous evidence that LEP has a general and important role in the response of mammalian cells to irradiation

Oligorecurrent Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated by Chemo-Radiation Followed by Immunotherapy and Intracranial Radiosurgery: A Case Report and Mini Review of Literature

Locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer still represents a “grey zone” in terms of the best treatment choice and optimal clinical outcomes. Indeed, most patients may be suitable to receive different treatments with similar outcomes such as chemo-radiotherapy (CHT-RT) followed by immunotherapy (IO) or surgery followed by adjuvant local/systemic therapies. We report a clinical case of a patient submitted to primary thoracic surgery who developed a mediastinal nodal recurrence successfully treated by CHT-RT-IO. Subsequently, a single brain lesion was found to have been successfully treated by single fraction stereotactic ablative radiotherapy. The patient is still on follow-up and she is free from disease having a good quality of life. In this report, we also perform a mini review about the role of CHT-RT followed by IO in treating loco-regional relapse after surgery. The role of SABR after IO is also evaluated, finding that it is safe and well tolerated. More robust and larger clinical data are needed in this particular setting to better define the role of the combination of systemic and local treatments in the management of intrathoracic and intracranial relapse for patients already submitted to CHT-RT followed by immunotherapy